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chare

/t͡ʃɛə/ UK
/t͡ʃɛɹ/ US

Sounds like chair · Rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English chare, variant (due to the verb form charen) of char, cher (“a turn”), from Old English ċierr, ċerr (“a turn, change, time, occasion, affair, business”), from Proto-Germanic *karzijaną (“to turn, sweep”), from Proto-Indo-European *gers- (“to turn, bend”). More at char.

noun chares · char · chore

alternative Alternative form of char ("turn, task, chore, worker").
Northern England A narrow lane or passage between houses in a town.
Similar: alley

verb chares · charing · chared · char · chore

intransitive To work by the day, without being a regularly hired servant; to do small jobs; to char.

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@misc{chare_2026,
  title = {chare},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chare},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}